The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 11, 1936, Page 1

The Weather Generally fair tonight and Thursday; colder tonight; rising temp. Thursday [==] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1873 ‘France BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1936 PRICE FIVE CENTS Williston Gorge Menaces Unworried Valley Residents HEART RIVER WATER Miandan’s Second Tiny Twin Dies FALLS, ALLEVIATING MANDAN FLOOD FEAR Peak of July Flood Almost Reached Across Big Muddy Before Stream Dropped DYNAMITING IS SUCCESSFUL {ce-Packed Missouri Absorbs Heart Runoff Without Ap- parent Danger So Far Residents of the Williston area still ‘were worried about flood conditions in the Missouri river Wednesday but conditions in the Heart River valley @t Mandan were much improved. Ice was going out of the Missouri below the big ice pack which has made a gigantic lake in the Missour! at Willistor and it was expected this might permit the big barrier to break because of the wall of water against it. It was still holding Wednesday morning, however. At the same time some fear was ex- pressed that a flood which would sweep the valley if the barrier broke might trap a score or more of fam- ilies in their homes. Airplane observ- ers said farmers living below the ice jam seemed indifferent to their pos- _ Sible peril. Many farmers hailed the flood as a boon, pointing out that rich soil de- posits would be left by the flood. Water Falls at Mandan At Mandan, where some families were forced to evacuate their homes in the lowlands of the Heart, the water had dropped 14 inches overnight and was still falling Wednesday. Most of the ice has been cleared out of the lower section of the Heart river and the water is passing out under the ice in the Missouri river without trouble. An ice-jam was reported in the Heart west of Mandan but this was causing no trouble. At its peak Tuesday, the water came within a few inches of the level est lished during the summer flood last July. About 20 families were driven from their homes in the Girard and Syndicate additions. Water covered the fairgrounds and the training school flats across from Riverside park and threatened to inundate the tennis courts in the park proper be- fore it began to recede. A dike in Riverside park, erected after the flood last July, was keeping the flood water out of that area. Dynamiting Successful Dynamiting at the mouth of the Heart had opened the Missouri suf- ficiently so that water from the smaller stream could escape without trouble. Observers said huge cakes of ice swishing down the Heart were being sucked under the Missouri ice and carried from view. City and county officials were crediting Fred Chase, Northern Pacific railroad fore- man, with expert direction of the job which brought results. The Missouri river here had risen .4 of a foot in the last 24 hours, con- tinuing the. steady lift begun a few days ago, the rise in five days being 1.1 feet. Sharp Rise at Elbowoods At Washburn the river has risen 3 feet since March 6, Sanish & rise of 1.5 feet in the last 24 hours and the lift at Elbowoods was 5.5 as the water roared down from Willis- ton, seeping through and around the ice barrier there. The ice in the cen- (Continued on Page Two) Local Woman’s Rites Are Held in Abeyance Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Mar- garet Eleanor Roberts, 58, were held in abeyance Wednesday pending the arrival of her husband, Orris Roberts, government meteorologist, at Los An- geles according to Associated Press reports. ‘Mrs. Roberts died suddenly Monday in her hotel room. An autopsy, neces- sary since no physician was in attend- ance, fixed the cause of death as a heart and liver ailment. Besides her husband, she leaves two sons, Orris, Jr. and F. W. Roberts, both of Los Angeles, with whom Mrs. Roberts had been visiting. Midget World Mourns War Hero Dead | EARL BEATTY ** @ EARL BEATTY, 65, WORLD WAR NAVY COMMANDER, DIES One of Britain’s Brilliant Lead- ers Succumbs After Long Iliness London, March = = 11.—()—Earl Beatty, 65, world war navy. hero and Lirbegpl first lord of the admiralty,! hor funerals of King George V and Jellicoe. The death of the square-jawed. keen-eyed retired admiral of the fleet. originator of the world-famed “Beatty tilt,” the jaunty angle at which he wore his cap, created a new gap in) Earl the fast-thinning ranks of Britain’s! war leaders. Beatty, husband of the late Ethel Field of Chicago, had a career unique; in British naval history, distinguishe: a brilliant service and rapid promo- n, Starting his training as a boy of 13, he advanced within 35 years through the whole gamut of naval possibilities and relinquished the high office of first sea lord at the com- paratively early age of 56. Afterwards he continued fighting the battles of the navy in the house of lords. Was Bold, Self-confident Endowed with a fighting spirit, he was ized as @ bold and self- confident leader who tempered cour- age and dash with. shrewd judgment and skill in strategy. In command of the first battle|® cruiser squadron when the World war broke out, he made it the spearheat of the British forces in the North Sea, leading them in three outstand- ing engagements, the battles of Hell- goland Bight, the Dogger Bank and Jutland. He succeeded Sir John Jellicoe as commander-in-chief of the grand fleet in December, 1916, in which ca- pacity two years later he received the surrender of the German fleet. For his distinguished service, the admiral was raised to the peerage in 1919, being created Earl Beatty, Vis- count Borodale, of Wexford, and Baron Beatty of the North Sea and of Brooksby. Parliament voted him a grant of £100,000; and he was awarded the Order of Merit. Had Unique In November, 1919, the Term he became first of! lor seven For ‘Scottish Queen’ | “ne « Chicago, March 11. — (#) — The midget world was in mourning Wed- nesday for “Scottish Queen,” Jennie Quigley, who died at the home of a nephew here Tuesday. She was &4 years old. Miss Quigley, who stood 41 inches high, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1851. She came to the United States at the age of 13 and was given the name of the “Scottish Queen” by the iate P. T. Barnum. Belfield Man to Face Conuterfeiting Count Forsyth, Mont., March 11—(7)— Alex Dutiehak, 25, of Belfield, N. D., was taken before U. 8. Commissioner A. J, Freeman here on a charge of making and passing counterfeit money and was bound over for trial in federal court, under bond of $1,500. A. N. Betchel, Butte federal agent, said Dutiehak was taken into custody last: week, when he allegedly attempt- ed tp pass spurious coins. a) & Parents’ Car Breaks Down on Road Home; k Exe posure Is Cause The second of Mandan’s tiny “incu- bator” twins that weighed 2 pounds, 13 ounces at birth, died Tuesday. Julie Anne, 3-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Muth of 8t. Anthony, died shortly after being re- turned to their home, 16 miles south of Mandan. ‘With the baby in her mother’s arms, the parents began the 16-mile journey home by automobile, became stalled on the road and finished the trip by sleigh. Exposure was believed a fac- tor in the death although physicians had not yet definitely determined the cause of death. The twin, Raymond, died about a month ago from pneumonia. ‘DOLL BABY’ MURDER CASEIN JURY HANDS 19-Year-Old Defendant Yawns As He Hears Judge In- struct 12 Men Dorchester, N. B, March 11— ()—Arthur Bannister, 19 years old, was convicted by a jury Wed- nad of the “doll baby mur- ler.” Dorchester, N. B., March 11.—(#)— ‘The case of the first of the three de- fendants in the “doll baby murder,” went to the jury Wednesday. Arthur Bannister, whose fate the jurors deliberated, yawned at Justice eens J, H, Barry's final nr ephre to. the “There are no grounds for man- slaughter. It is murder or noth- ing.” / The 19-year old defendant was was portrayed first as @ murderer who stole a baby so his mother could pre- tend the child was hers, then as a victim of “moun- tie” persecution in! —— Arthur final arguments. Bannister’s attorneys rested with- out calling a witness Tuesday. ‘The youth was the first of his family to go on trial in the strange case in which, prosecutors charge, Philip Lake, his housekeeper and his baby son were slain so that Mrs. May Bannister, Arthur's mother, might get @ real baby to replace the doll she had been carrying around in an ef- fort to dupe two suitors. Arthur’s brother, Daniel, also faces murder trial. The mother 1s charged with kidnaping. February Sales for Northwest Increase Minneapolis, March 11.—(?)—Retail department store sales in the north- west were 5 per cent greater in Feb- ruary and the first two months of 1936, than in the corresponding pe- tiods last year, the Federal Reserve bank of Minneapolis reported Wed- nesdey. PEKIN HAS HOLT CLUB Pekin, N. D., March 11.—(7)}—A Holt-For-Governor club was organ- ized here last week by residents fa- voring Henry Holt of Grand Forks for governor in case he should be- come a candidate on the Democratic) ticket. Sivert Oien was elected presi- dent, G. A. Vierk, vice president, and J. L. Bergstrom, secretary. NEW HAMPSHIRE’S (DEVILS LAKE WINS ‘Rertsch Is Named CONVENTION ENVOYS FOR FDR AND KNOX New Deal Foe Drops Plan for Unpledged Delegate Slate in Massachusetts PRIMARY PARADE PICKS UP Hoover Silent as California's Governor Announces Sup- port of Landon Washington, March 11.—(?)—Pri- mary activity and pre-convention pol- itical fencing quickened pace Wed- nesday as returns from the New Hampshire presidential primary indi- cated that President Roosevelt and Col. Frank Knox would have the sup- port of the Granite State’s delegates to the Democratic and Republican conventions. Though the returns from the first statewide primary were incomplete, Roosevelt leaders said the Democratic delegation of eight votes would be solidly for the president. Similarly, Colonel Knox, Chicago’ and Manchester, N. H., publisher, ap- peared certain of the state’s 11 Re- publican votes on the opening ballots at the convention. Two ‘candidates favoring Gov. Alf. M. Landon were well down on the list. Administration leaders were pleased with the result of the Democratic vote, although it had been expected. Some weeks ago there was @ move- ment to send an unpledged delegatioa to the Philadelphia convention. Chair- man James, A. Farley of the national committee promptly went into New England to combat the movement both in New Hampshire and Massa- chusetts. Plan Ely Drops The Boston Post says former Gov. Joseph B. Ely, New Deal foe, will drop iis delegate slate in the Massachusetts primary. The next primary is only three weeks away—April 2 in New York— ‘and from then onward other import- ant ones come in quick succession. Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Penn- sylvania and Massachusetts primar- jes all will be held during the same month. An important one for Colonel Knox will be that in Illinois April 12 when he comes to grips with Senator Borah of Idaho. Political observers were intrigued by the action Tuesday of Gov. Frank Merriam of California in announcing that he would support Governor Lan- don for the Republican nomination. Prior to this, he had been considered @ potential candidate himself. Former President Hoover, on leav- ing Chicago for New York, declined to comment on Merriam’s move. Georgia Contest Dropped An unexpected primary test of strength Wednesday between the president and Gov. Eugene Talmadge in Barrow county, Ga., was canceled. The Democratic county execuiive committee called it off because can- didates for county offices did not want to inject national issues into the local campaign. A third party threat, which once when Dr. F. E. Townsen he would sponsor no such move within his old age pension ranks, faded id said ganizer tion, said at St. Paul Tuesday that the Minnesota 1936 CONVENTION “OPN. D. DEMOCRATS Chiefs at Jamestown Meeting ’ Assert Delegates Will Be Roosevelt-Pledged HARMONY EXISTS IN PARTY Lanier Tells Committeemen Na- tional Convention Envoys Must Pay Expenses Jamestown, N. D., March 11—(P)— Devils Lake was awarded the 1936 Democratic state convention Wednes- day by vote of delegates attending the state central committee confer- ence here. Bidding for the convention in addi-: tion to Devils Lake were Jamestown, Mandan, Fargo, Bismarck and Valley City. The outcome was determined on) the third ballot after Bismarck and Valley City had been eliminated, Devils Lake receiving 23 of the 43 delegate votes. The result was then The convention will be held in May, with the date expected to be set later in the day. On the final ballot Mandan received 14 votes, Jamestown four and Fargo two, To Back Roosevelt Leaders at the Democratic confer- ence predicted that the state conven- tion would endorse delegates pledged to support President Roosevelt at the national convention. bl ocratic State ‘Harmony exists in every part of the. state with sweeping support for Roosevelt,” J. C. Eaton, Fargo, chair- man of the Democratic state central committee asserted. A similar pre- diction was made by H. H. Perry, Fargo, former national committeeman and collector of internal revenue, Discuss Expenses Speculation arose among delegates over a phase of the 1035 law abolish- ing the presidential primary election and a $2,000 appropriation to meet expenses of the Republican and Dem- ocratic national convention delegates. P. W. Lanier, Fargo, U. 8. district attorney and a member of the Dem- ocratic state executive committee, and other leaders at the conference said they believed delegates would be forc- ed to pay their own expenses this year, and that in view of the repeal of the law under which the delegate dec! the move. He said Senator Nye (Rep., N. D.) appeared to be first choice as presidential candidate. victory over the Kansas City grey- hounds in an overtime American poe association game Tuesday ni . Long Time Bismarck Democrat Is Named to Succeed Walter Sather Christ Bertsch, Bismarck, Wednes- day was named acting postmaster here to succeed Walter Sather, in- cumbent, according to an Associated Press dispatch from Washington. Bertsch, registrar of the federal land office for several years, long has been a stalwart member of the Dem- ocratic party in Bismarck and Bur- leigh county. He was endorsed for the postmastership by the Democratic county committee about 10 days ago, according to Oscar Selvig, acting chairman of the county committee. Temporary appointments are made by the postmaster general. Permanent appointments are made by the presi- dent and must be confirmed by the senate. The custom in recent years has been to make a temporary appointment, then, just before the national admin- istration either begins a new term or goes out of office, make the perman- ent appointment. This enables the Political party to retain control of the job for a longer period of time. Walter Sather, incumbent, was ap- pointed postmaster on March 10, 1932, His four-year term expired ‘Tuesday and the announcement that he would be replaced came as no sur- prise. Sather was preceded as postmaster by Henry Murphy, who served more than a year under an acting appoint- ment following the death of the late Oliver Lundquist, who was killed in lan automobile accident while still in office, The permanent appointment will await the formality of a civil service “jexamination but this is regarded as nothing more than a gesture since the politically-favored person always gets ‘on the eligible list of three names. Bertsch was at Jamestown Wednes- day attending a meeting of the Dem- itive committee, of ‘which he is a ber. He telephoned to say, however, that he will ask Harry Larson to continue as assistant postmaster, ‘The Bismarck postmastership car- Ties a salary of $3,900 a year. VANDENBERG RAPS U.S. WORK RELIEF It Still Undecided on Amount of Money He Will Ask for Needy Washington, March 11—(#)—The pros and cons on New Deal work re- lef continue to provide congress with one of its hottest issues, No sooner had Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader, finished @ long defense of the WPA on the chamber floor Tuesday than Senator Vandenberg (Rep., Mich.), reiterated charges of “political exploitation” and demands for a sweeping investiga- While the sharp senate debate pro- ceeded, the president said at his press conference that he had not decided ‘how much he would ask congress to appropriate at this session for relief. He said he might delay his message until March 19, when he leaves for Fiorida, There was intimation in senate quarters, however, that the White House estimates would range between $1,000,000,000 and $1,500,000,000. Senator Hayden (Dem., Ariz.), sug- gested that congress appropriate $700,000,000 for non-federal public be| works administration projects, |Will Whiskers Wow or Worry Worthies; We Want to Know To grow ‘em or not to grow ’em. ‘That was the question bothering the committee in charge of the gigantic celebration to be held here July 3, 4 and 5. And after long cogitation the com- mittee decided to appeal to the people, through The Tribune, to make the decision for it. By “’em” the committee means whiskers of whatever style strikes the fancy of the individual and the ques- tion is whether male residents of the city should be required to adorn them- selves with hirsute appendages to lend color to the gigantic celebration. designed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the organiaztion of Dakota Territory. “The question isn’t as funny as .t sounds,” said Frank Milhollan, gen- eral celebration chairman in disclos- ing the committee's dilemma. “A lot of people are calling in every day ask- ing to know about whiskers. The com- mittee hasn’t given it much thought. but many people seem to have done 50 and we ought to find the answer— if there is any. It occurs to me the only thing to do is to take a vote on it.” That is just what The Tribune is doing. Your ballot appears on this page. If you think the men in Bis- marck should grow whiskers to lend @ bit of reality to the Frontier Day celebration, just mark your ballot and send it in. Whisker Ballot Shall the men of Bismarck grow WHISKERS to lend color to the gigantic Pioneer celebration July pa No. .. oa pa) Fill out and send to WHISKER EDITOR, The Bismarck Tribune. Ballots MUST be in the mail by Sunday night. Two ballots will be printed in the Tribune, one and the other today Thursday, so that both husbands and wiyes can vote. Women as well as men are invited to give their opinions, since, after all, the wives will have to share in both the glories and the discomforts of such an enterprise. All ballots must be in by next Mon- day when the counting begin. They should be sent to the ‘Whisker Editor of The Tribune. If you think it is all @ lot of non- sense, mark your ballot and send it in. The committee will accept The proposal has the endorsement of the celebration’s publicity commit- it would be a lark. All would like to grow a crop of whiskers and have (Continued on Page Seven) 50 Reported Killed By Italy Air Raiders Addis Ababa, March 11—()—Ethi- opian reports said Wednesday 50 persons, including 30 women, were killed and 85 wounded in a bombing raid by 12 Italian planes Tuesday on Debra Markos, capital of northwest- ern Gojjam province. A number of American missionaries were station- ed at Debra Markos, The town was reported to have been wrecked, with many houses and two churches razed. Texas Oil Explosion Claims Lives of Six Corpus Christi, Tex., March 11.—(?) —The list of victims in an explosion of gasoline vapor at the Humble Oil company’s refinery at Ingleside Tues- day was increased to six Wednesday. Special investigators were seeking the cause of the explosion in a 30,000-gal- the |lon tank where the men were work~- ing. Seven others were injured. Grateful Worker Remembers Firm tion of their CHRIST BERTSCH CONGRESS BECOMES ENTANGLED IN TAX REVENUE PROGRAM Bigger Levy Program Demand- ed by LaFollette; Glass Wants Direct Action ‘Washington, March 11.—(#)—While congressional difficulties in framing President Roosevelt's tax plan fore- shadowed prolonged delay, fresh de- mands arose Wednesday in the sen- ate for a bigger revenue program. Senator La Follette (Prog.-Wis.) ex- pressed sympathy with the president's plan for taxing the undistributed profits of corporations, but said he would attempt to broaden the pro- gram by raising income tax rates, in| addition. At the same time, Senator Glass (Dem.-Va.), told reporters “we ought’ to levy taxes for every dollar we ex- pend.” A house ways and means subcom- mittee was becoming more and more entangled with complicated rate schedules. It was trying to work out some method to compromise the sug- gestions of the president and the ob- Jections of critics that the adminis- tration plan would discourage the building up of corporation reserves needed as ushion” in lean years. ‘Treasury experts recommended taxes averaging 33 1-3 per cent, with- out any exemptions, on undistributed Profits to carry out President Roose- velt’s plan for raising $620,000,000 of Permanent revenue annually, At the tax committee’s request, ad- ministration experts submitted com- Plicated schedules designed to lower the proposed taxes on moderate cor-| poration savings, but warned this change would seriously cut down the revenues. There was no way to tell how long %t would take the ways and means subcommittee, and then the full com- mittee, to draft a bill carrying out the president's recommendations to their own satisfaction. Ship Subsidy Bill to Face Senate Rattle Washington, March 11.—()—Sena- tor Clark (Dem., Mo.) said Wednes- day he “and about 20 others” would kill the Copeland ship subsidy bill by means of a filibuster. He said it con- tained no safeguards against “rob- bery” of the government. His pronouncement threw a new cloud over the controversial problem that has pressed upon congress since President Roosevelt early in his ad- ministration announced he wanted to substitute direct subsides for the Present ocean mail contracts, widely called indirect subsidies, 268 Firms Licensed To Furnish Service Certificates to operate motor serv- ice are in force for 268 firms in North Dakota, officials of the state railroad ce ion said Wednesday. Special certificates are held by 111 operators, four passenger lines, one combination freight and passenger service, and the remaining 106 by Selgoy operators, 2 compilation show- ed. Board members also said there are 60 authorized interstate operators, in- cluding three passenger lines, while contract motor freight operators num- ber 21 and class A licenses have been granted 31 freight operators and 15 passenger operators. Funeral Service for Dickinson Woman Set Dickinson, N. D., March 11.—(?)— Funeral services will be conducted here Thursday for Mrs. Catherine Thielen, 55, who died Monday, Her husband, eight children: and seven brothers and sisters survive, Threatens to Quit League PARIS INSISTS THAT BRITAIN MUST BACK DEMANDS ONHITLER Acting Postmaster Transferal of Locarno Signers’ Parley to London Has Calming Effect OTHER POWERS BACK PARIS Eden’s Gesture Opens Way for Germany to Re-Enter Union of Nations (By the Associated Press) With Great Britain holding the bale ance of power in her role as concilias tor, the European crisis precipitated by Adolf Hitler’s renunciation of the Locarno pact was further intensified ‘Wednesday by the reported possibility of France's abandonment of the League of Nations. A high French official said his na- tion will quit the League unless Brit~ ain backs the demand of France that Reichsfuehrer Hitler withdraw his troops from the Rhineland, demili- tarized by the treaty of Versailles but reoccupied last Saturday by the Nazis, When Foreign Minister Pierre Etienne Flandin goes to London Thursday, to attend a conference of the powers signatory to the Locarno pee he will carry this warning with im. Flandin, informed sources said, was prepared to inform Anthony Eden that France is not alone in adopting such @ position, France Has Support “Other powers whose policies are based on collective security and who are determined to support the French and Belgian stand before the League of Nations have informed us that, if the treaties seem worthless, they will not hesitate to quit the League,” one French official said. The reference to other powers wag taken to mean, in diplomatic quare ters, Soviet Russia and the Little Ens tente (Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and Rumania), French officials apparently were unanimous in declaring Britain must back Paris at this hour to prevent “the death of the League of Nations.” “This time,” one official said, “France will be satisfied with no ges- tures, Germany must remove at least 70 per cent of her troops from the Rhineland. The world must know that Germany has ceded.” Fear War in Two Years An evidence of what appeared to a general feeling along the q@Orsay was found in the blunt, firm declaration from an thoritative spokesmant “We know war is coming in years anyway. We might as well hat it now while we are prepared.” Reichsfuehrer Hitler's action in moving troops into the long-demille tarized borderland between Franco and Germany was covered by military moves on the part of France, Germany's action constituted @ unilateral denouncement of the Loe carno treaty which was formulated by Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Belgium, Had Two Guarantors The Locarno pact provided that Germany, France and Belgium not transgress on each other's terrie tory and Great Britain and Italy stood by as guarantors that, in case of such transgression, military aid would be given to the aggrieved nae tion. Under the Versailles treaty, which ended the World War, was barred from keeping military forces in the Rhineland, although the Rhineland is a part of Germany. Beginning with Thursday’s meeting of the Lacarno powers, Great Britain hoped to utilize a calmer atmosphere to push reconciliation of the explosive Franco-German rupture and to proge ress toward new safeguards for Europe's security. Some Troops May Leave From Paris and from which likewise bowed to London as setting for a Saturday's League Nations council meeting, came hints that a solution might be found in withdrawal of some of the reich’s new army of occupation from the Rhine's environs, strict limitation of future garrisons there and a German prome ise to build no fortifications in the zone, France might also demand strict guarantees from Britain and even Italy, it was indicated, before consid- ering Ado:f Hitler’s ideas for @ new European peace system and with- drawing her own plans for punitive League action against the third reich, In Paris, said unofficial reports, Britain balked at harsh and punitive action against the Nazi reich for its military march into the Rhineland, but offered the French “strong mille tary guarantees” as a reward for new negotiations with Adolf Hitler. ‘While there was little actual optime ism as to the present state of the Loe carno discussions, commentators are gued the British Isles would provide @ cooler, steadier atmosphere for their development, : The hasty and elaborate prepara tions for the two conferences found the national government holding eme phatic house of commons approval @f a three-year £300,000,000 program for army, navy and air force expansion. Al prove ‘White Paper’ By a vote of 371 to 153, the house of commons it a@ white paper outlining the reaching defense scheme, while ernment majorities beat down @ motion of non-confidence, 378 to 155. Semi-direct assurance that Reichse “do nothing more to alter the situation” came in an interview